NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.

Table 3. Average monthly benefit, by age and sex, December 2000 (in dollars)

Age and sex

Total

Workers

Widow(er)s

Adult children

All disabled beneficiaries

744.70

786.40

519.70

518.30

Under 25

435.00

425.40

n.a.

440.20

25-29

507.00

521.20

n.a.

484.70

30-34

573.20

596.70

n.a.

510.20

35-39

629.30

657.30

n.a.

525.70

40-44

691.90

720.90

n.a.

538.60

45-49

750.90

776.40

n.a.

548.90

50-54

795.40

823.10

521.10

552.60

55-59

813.50

848.10

521.30

552.10

60 or older

804.30

855.80

518.00

499.90

Men

837.00

882.70

361.70

515.80

Under 25

438.20

435.70

n.a.

439.60

25-29

514.20

533.90

n.a.

483.30

30-34

580.20

607.40

n.a.

507.20

35-39

643.70

676.10

n.a.

523.70

40-44

725.90

761.40

n.a.

536.90

45-49

812.00

845.00

n.a.

547.40

50-54

898.50

925.60

380.30

549.80

55-59

967.80

989.40

359.60

546.60

60 or older

970.50

1,005.40

356.00

498.40

Women

633.80

660.60

523.80

521.20

Under 25

430.20

410.40

n.a.

440.90

25-29

497.30

504.20

n.a.

486.50

30-34

564.00

582.40

n.a.

514.20

35-39

610.30

632.30

n.a.

528.20

40-44

647.10

667.40

n.a.

540.80

45-49

673.30

689.10

n.a.

550.80

50-54

673.70

693.70

525.80

555.70

55-59

645.60

669.80

526.00

558.10

60 or older

616.60

648.90

521.60

501.20

SOURCE: Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file.

NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.

CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.

Table 4. Diagnostic group, by sex, December 2000

Diagnostic group

Total

Workers

Widow(er)s

Adult children

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

All disabled beneficiaries

Total beneficiaries

5,972,468

n.a.

5,042,333

n.a.

201,446

n.a.

728,689

n.a.

Total with diagnosis

5,652,157

100.0

4,959,682

100.0

196,571

100.0

495,904

100.0

Infectious and parasitic diseases

102,391

1.8

97,919

2.0

1,677

0.9

2,795

0.6

Neoplasms

142,375

2.5

136,404

2.8

4,225

2.1

1,746

0.4

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases

267,826

4.7

244,456

4.9

20,617

10.5

2,753

0.6

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

14,132

0.3

12,070

0.2

349

0.2

1,713

0.3

Mental disorders

Mental retardation

567,151

10.0

257,601

5.2

9,625

4.9

299,925

60.5

Other mental disorders

1,486,022

26.3

1,361,157

27.4

41,272

21.0

83,593

16.9

Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs

550,741

9.7

479,246

9.7

13,816

7.0

57,679

11.6

Diseases of the circulatory system

559,027

9.9

532,998

10.7

23,037

11.7

2,992

0.6

Diseases of the respiratory system

178,279

3.2

166,054

3.3

11,334

5.8

891

0.2

Diseases of the digestive system

72,345

1.3

69,735

1.4

2,109

1.1

501

0.1

Diseases of the genitourinary system

88,069

1.6

84,687

1.7

1,711

0.9

1,671

0.3

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

13,103

0.2

12,351

0.2

515

0.3

237

a

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

1,207,914

21.4

1,152,231

23.2

51,593

26.2

4,090

0.8

Congenital anomalies

14,641

0.3

8,540

0.2

263

0.1

5,838

1.2

Injuries

244,231

4.3

231,066

4.7

5,041

2.6

8,124

1.6

Other

143,910

2.5

113,167

2.3

9,387

4.8

21,356

4.3

Men

Total with diagnosis

3,083,477

100.0

2,799,719

100.0

4,986

100.0

278,772

100.0

Infectious and parasitic diseases

76,647

2.5

75,065

2.7

79

1.6

1,503

0.5

Neoplasms

68,432

2.2

67,303

2.4

124

2.5

1,005

0.4

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases

101,060

3.3

99,459

3.6

249

5.0

1,352

0.5

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

6,687

0.2

5,799

0.2

9

0.2

879

0.3

Mental disorders

Mental retardation

337,617

10.9

173,193

6.2

252

5.1

164,172

58.9

Other mental disorders

783,316

25.4

729,135

26.0

852

17.1

53,329

19.1

Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs

281,081

9.1

249,625

8.9

318

6.4

31,138

11.2

Diseases of the circulatory system

369,453

12.0

366,900

13.1

932

18.7

1,621

0.6

Diseases of the respiratory system

88,417

2.9

87,706

3.1

291

5.8

420

0.2

Diseases of the digestive system

38,749

1.3

38,425

1.4

67

1.3

257

0.1

Diseases of the genitourinary system

52,514

1.7

51,597

1.8

68

1.4

849

0.3

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

5,253

0.2

5,141

0.2

11

0.2

101

a

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

625,933

20.3

623,017

22.3

1,183

23.7

1,733

0.6

Congenital anomalies

7,650

0.2

4,565

0.2

8

0.2

3,077

1.1

Injuries

172,300

5.6

166,364

5.9

244

4.9

5,692

2.0

Other

68,368

2.2

56,425

2.0

299

6.0

11,644

4.2

Women

Total with diagnosis

2,568,680

100.0

2,159,963

100.0

191,585

100.0

217,132

100.0

Infectious and parasitic diseases

25,744

1.0

22,854

1.1

1,598

0.8

1,292

0.6

Neoplasms

73,943

2.9

69,101

3.2

4,101

2.1

741

0.3

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases

166,766

6.5

144,997

6.7

20,368

10.6

1,401

0.6

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

7,445

0.3

6,271

0.3

340

0.2

834

0.4

Mental disorders

Mental retardation

229,534

8.9

84,408

3.9

9,373

4.9

135,753

62.5

Other mental disorders

702,706

27.4

632,022

29.3

40,420

21.1

30,264

13.9

Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs

269,660

10.5

229,621

10.6

13,498

7.0

26,541

12.2

Diseases of the circulatory system

189,574

7.4

166,098

7.7

22,105

11.5

1,371

0.6

Diseases of the respiratory system

89,862

3.5

78,348

3.6

11,043

5.8

471

0.2

Diseases of the digestive system

33,596

1.3

31,310

1.4

2,042

1.1

244

0.1

Diseases of the genitourinary system

35,555

1.4

33,090

1.5

1,643

0.9

822

0.4

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

7,850

0.3

7,210

0.3

504

0.3

136

0.1

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

581,981

22.7

529,214

24.5

50,410

26.3

2,357

1.1

Congenital anomalies

6,991

0.3

3,975

0.2

255

0.1

2,761

1.3

Injuries

71,931

2.8

64,702

3.0

4,797

2.5

2,432

1.1

Other

75,542

2.9

56,742

2.6

9,088

4.7

9,712

4.5

SOURCE: Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file.

NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.

a. Less than 0.05 percent.

CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.

Table 5. Average monthly benefit, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2000 (in dollars)

Diagnostic group

Total

Workers

Widow(er)s

Adult children

All disabled beneficiaries

Total beneficiaries

744.70

786.40

519.70

518.30

Infectious and parasitic diseases

776.10

788.60

521.10

489.40

Neoplasms

877.70

893.00

523.70

542.70

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases

724.70

744.30

521.20

512.10

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

705.20

743.50

495.70

477.90

Mental disorders

Mental retardation

532.10

565.20

470.70

505.60

Other mental disorders

713.00

729.80

541.30

524.20

Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs

775.10

812.00

523.70

528.70

Diseases of the circulatory system

878.20

895.80

516.40

528.70

Diseases of the respiratory system

799.50

819.40

532.00

493.50

Diseases of the digestive system

813.40

823.80

537.70

521.90

Diseases of the genitourinary system

803.20

814.90

516.40

501.90

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

747.20

762.10

509.10

491.40

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

810.10

824.40

514.70

512.90

Congenital anomalies

648.50

719.10

511.40

551.50

Injuries

794.90

810.30

506.60

535.80

Other

737.70

800.80

493.70

510.50

Men

Total with diagnosis

837.00

882.70

361.70

515.80

Infectious and parasitic diseases

815.10

822.20

369.70

484.20

Neoplasms

1,032.00

1,040.60

368.80

537.40

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases

904.80

911.50

360.30

512.10

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

779.30

826.60

305.00

472.20

Mental disorders

Mental retardation

550.80

597.80

314.90

501.60

Other mental disorders

774.40

793.20

376.10

523.80

Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs

867.10

910.80

316.10

522.70

Diseases of the circulatory system

998.70

1,002.40

364.40

526.80

Diseases of the respiratory system

970.50

974.80

373.00

488.10

Diseases of the digestive system

932.10

935.80

397.90

516.00

Diseases of the genitourinary system

893.10

900.30

413.70

494.30

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

874.10

883.20

350.00

469.00

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

958.20

960.60

371.20

510.10

Congenital anomalies

696.00

792.60

365.30

553.50

Injuries

856.50

868.20

345.30

536.60

Other

840.80

911.60

344.90

510.30

Women

Total with diagnosis

633.80

660.60

523.80

521.20

Infectious and parasitic diseases

660.00

678.50

528.60

495.40

Neoplasms

735.00

749.20

528.40

549.80

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases

615.60

629.60

523.20

512.10

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

638.70

666.70

500.80

483.90

Mental disorders

Mental retardation

504.50

498.40

474.90

510.40

Other mental disorders

644.40

656.50

544.70

525.00

Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs

679.10

704.60

528.60

535.80

Diseases of the circulatory system

643.30

660.20

522.80

530.90

Diseases of the respiratory system

631.20

645.40

536.20

498.30

Diseases of the digestive system

676.40

686.30

542.30

528.10

Diseases of the genitourinary system

670.40

681.90

520.60

509.80

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

662.40

675.70

512.50

508.00

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

650.90

664.10

518.00

514.90

Congenital anomalies

596.50

634.60

516.00

549.20

Injuries

647.30

661.40

514.80

534.10

Other

644.30

690.50

498.60

510.80

SOURCE: Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file.

CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.

Table 6. Representative payment, December 2000

Type of payee

Total

Workers

Widow(er)s

Adult children

All disabled beneficiaries

5,972,468

5,042,333

201,446

728,689

Without payee

4,785,905

4,442,399

187,780

155,726

With payee

1,186,563

599,934

13,666

572,963

Parent (natural, adoptive, or step-parent)

409,462

171,183

430

237,849

Spouse

126,014

125,237

79

698

Child (natural, adoptive, or step-child)

40,870

33,201

6,566

1,103

Other relative

226,450

108,186

3,150

115,114

Nonmental institution

112,919

40,893

1,267

70,759

Mental institution

94,890

23,016

326

71,548

Social agency

79,875

35,011

568

44,296

Financial organization

3,491

2,274

31

1,186

Public official

9,058

5,307

121

3,630

Other

83,534

55,626

1,128

26,780

SOURCE: Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file.

CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.

Table 7. Representative payment, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2000